Searching for "Mad Men" could lead to a computer virus.

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Actresses January Jones, Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks, winners of the Outstanding Drama Series Award for "Mad Med" pose in the press room at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. A local computer-security firm warned Monday that searching the Internet for Emmy winners, photos and gossip can be dangerous to your hard drive and your personal information.

Updated at 5:55 PM EST on Monday, Aug 30, 2010

If you recently noticed a virus on your computer, you may want to 'thank the Academy.'

A local computer-security firm warned Monday that searching the Internet for Emmy winners, photos and gossip can be dangerous to your hard drive and your personal information.

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According to Norton, many common search terms used by people searching for Emmy information have been "poisoned" by cybercriminals looking to infect people's computers.

The company noted that if a person searches for "elisabeth moss wiki" in hopes of getting information about the "Mad Men" actress, 57 percent of the first 100 search results will lead to malicious sites. A search for "Emmys 2010 wiki" will have 25 percent of the top 100 results leading to malicious sites.

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According to Norton, among other search terms for your consideration:

Elisabeth Moss feet – 57% of the top 100 results came back as malicious

Eric Stonestreet bio – 37%

Julie Bowen breast hot – 35%

Christina Hendricks measurements – 31%

"Cybercriminals monitor newsworthy, trending news topics, then infect dozens of legitimate and fake web pages with viruses, spyware, keylogging programs -- where criminals can monitor everything you type -- and other malicious software hoping to gain access to people's computers and steal their personal information," according to a statement from the company.